Wire-fence tie.



PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908.

W. M. DILLON. WIRE FENGE TIE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1901.

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WASHINGTON M. DILLON, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-FENCE TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

Application filed November 14, 1907. Serial No. 402,176.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WASHINGTON M. DIL- LON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fence Ties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wire fence ties.

The object of the invention is to provide a tie, of this character, by means of which the line wires and the stay wires of a fence may be quickly and firmly bound together at the points where they cross, thereby forming a tight rigid construction for fences and the like.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a stay wire and line wire of a fence, showing the application of the tie thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the opposite side of the parts as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of the stay and line wires showing the construction and arrangement of the same before the tie is applied. Fig. 4 is a side View of a section of a wire or rod from which the tie is formed. Fig. 5 is a view of the tie bent in the form of a loop or staple ready for application to the fence wires. Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of the tie wire showing the preferred shape of the same and Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view of the tie wire showing a modified shape or construction.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1, denotes the tie which is formed of a section of wire of suitable length. The opposite end of the tie wires are cut off on an angle or bevel to form obliquely disposed bearing surfaces 2, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

The tie wire may be of any suitable shape in crosssection the same being preferably of a semi-cylindrical shape or provided with a flat side 3 and a curved or rounded side 4, so that when the tie is applied to the stay and line wires of the fence, the flat side will fit closely to and firmly grip said wires, while the round or curved outer side will provide increased strength and rigidity for the tie. The stay wires 5 and the line wires 6 are preferably bent at the points where they cross to form oppositely projecting loops or notches 7 which when said wires are arranged in position are ada ted to interlock, and thereby prevent any ateral movement or slipping of either wire upon the other.

In applying the tie to the fence wires, the tie is first bent in the form of a loop, as hereinbefore described and clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings after which the loop-shaped tie is passed over across the stay and line wires as shown in Fig. 1. The ends of the tie loop are then bent around the stay wire of the fence in opposite directions until the beveled ends of the same engage the opposite sides of the looped portion of the tie. The bevel ends are then firmly clenched and pressed together until the bearing surfaces, 2, formed by said beveled ends bear against or tightly engage the opposite sides of the loop portion of the tie, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. When the ends of the tie are thus bent or clenched around the stay wires of the fence, the beveled bearing surfaces, 2, serve to guide the ends to a position in which they tightly grip the stay wires of the fence.

The loops or bends 7 in the stay and line wires of the fence may be formed at the same time that the tie is applied or they may be formed by a previous operation.

While the tie wire has been shown and described as being )referably semi-cylindrical in cross-section, may if desired construct the same in flat or rectangular form as shown in Fig. 7 or in any other desired shape.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is:

1. A wire fence tie formed from a section of wire rod bent into the form of a loop and adapted to be engaged with the stay wire and line wires of the fence, and beveled or inclined guiding surfaces formed on the opposite ends of the tie wire whereby said ends when bent into engagement with the oblique looped por-' tion of the tie will be guided thereby and permitted to tightly grip the stay wires of the fence, substantially as described.

2. A wire fence tie formed of a wire rod having a flat side and adapted to be bent around the line and stay wires of a fence with the flat side of the tie in engagement with said fence wires, substantially as described.

3. A tie of the character described, formed from a section of wire rod having a flat side and bent into the form of a loop and adapted to'be applied to the cross stay and line wires of a fence with the flat side of said tie wire in engagement with the stay and line wires whereby the latter are rigidly bound together, and means whereby the ends of said tie wire are guided in their movement and permitted to rigidly grip the stay and line wires of the fence, substantially as described.

4. A wire fence tie formed from a section of wire rod having a flat side and bent into the form of a loop, the flat side of which is adapted to be engaged with the stay wire and line wires of the fence, and beveled guiding surfaces formed on the opposite ends of the tie wire whereby said ends, when bent into engagement with the oblique'looped portion nesses.

WASHINGTON M. DILLON. Witnesses:

JOHN G. LIMERICK, WALTER MURRAY. 

